DLA News Archive

Jan. 11, 2018

ER for the Air Force

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Robins Air Force Base website — The Lab Production Flight in the 402nd Maintenance Support Group’s 802nd Maintenance Support Squadron performs material/engineering tests, chemical testing and calibration services. It not only handles cases for WR-ALC, the Air Force and Department of Defense customers, but it also contracts with any organization, public or private, that needs the flight’s highly-regarded, problem-solving expertise.

Jan. 11, 2018

San Diego Distribution center hosts monthly Peer-to-Peer program

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — DLA Distribution San Diego, California, offers their employees a distinctive opportunity once a month, to participate in a Peer-to-Peer Recognition program.

Jan. 11, 2018

Logistics On Location: DLA Warfighter First, Joint Base Lewis-McChord

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington — The Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) Maintenance Division is one of the busiest shops in DOD. They require thousands of parts a year to perform the maintenance needed to get equipment back put to the units and into the field.

Jan. 11, 2018

Aviation employee, Puerto Rico native volunteers with FEMA for hurricane relief support

Richmond, Va. — Up until 1990 when he enlisted in the Army, Alberto Solano Rodriquez had lived his whole life in Puerto Rico and experienced firsthand the damage caused by hurricanes throughout the years.

Jan. 11, 2018

Reservists help DLA expand exercise-planning capabilities

Members of DLA's Joint Reserve Force are helping plan DLA's joint and national training exercises.

Jan. 10, 2018

LOX and load: Fuels Airmen breathe life into aviation

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson website — As a C-17 Globemaster III gains altitude, air pressure decreases, reducing the amount of oxygen in a pilot’s blood. If unprepared, permanent damage to vital organs can happen within minutes. To prevent this, aircrew rely upon liquid oxygen.

Jan. 10, 2018

Cumberland York Area Local Defense Group Holds Annual Meeting at DLA Distribution Headquarters

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Cumberland York Area Local Defense Group (CYALDG) hosted their annual meeting at DLA Distribution headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 8 and received an update on how DLA Distribution supports the Pennsylvania economy.

Jan. 10, 2018

Parents, children grateful for DLA holiday generosity via Adopt-a-Family

Thanks to the generosity of Defense Logistics Agency employees in the McNamara Headquarters Complex, 113 children from 37 families received Christmas gifts in 2017, as part of the annual DLA Adopt-a-Family program.

Jan. 9, 2018

A Tribe of Heretics

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Our culture works hard to prevent change. We have long had systems and organizations and standards designed to dissuade people from challenging the status quo.

Jan. 9, 2018

DLA Energy integral to Air Force MAFCAT fuel tankering program

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy is an integral player in providing fuel data to Air Mobility Command’s 618th Air Operations Center fuel tankering program that provides more efficient and effective warfighter support.